diff --git a/moveit_kinematics/kdl_kinematics_plugin/src/kdl_kinematics_parameters.yaml b/moveit_kinematics/kdl_kinematics_plugin/src/kdl_kinematics_parameters.yaml
index fbc1ebf1a9..acfec1694f 100644
--- a/moveit_kinematics/kdl_kinematics_plugin/src/kdl_kinematics_parameters.yaml
+++ b/moveit_kinematics/kdl_kinematics_plugin/src/kdl_kinematics_parameters.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 kdl_kinematics:
   joints: {
     type: string_array,
-    default_value: ["joint1", "joint2", "joint3"],
     description: "Joints names to assign weights",
   }